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c. 1783-1789: The Articles of Confederation
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Republic
A government in which citizens rule through elected representatives
Republicanism
the belief that government should be based on the consent of the people
Articles of Confederation
the first constitution of the United States adopted in 1781 and replaced in 1789
Land Ordinance of 1785
law that established a plan for dividing the federally owned lands west of the Appalachian Mountains
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
a law that established a procedure for the admission of new states to the Union; banned slavery in federal lands west of the Appalachian Mountains and north of the Ohio River
Shays' Rebellion
A 1786 uprising of Massachusetts farmers against high taxes and debt that demonstrated the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
Annapolis Convention
poorly attended September 1786 meeting to consider problems of trade and navigation and to discuss revisions of the Articles of Confederation
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